Amendment increases funding for the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Networking and Information Technology Research and Development including an increase in the number of grants authorized.

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Amendment Number
573
Description
Amendment increases funding for the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Networking and Information Technology Research and Development including an increase in the number of grants authorized.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the bill's total authorization from $4.8 billion to $5.6 billion for FYs 2000-2004. Specifically, the amendment increases 1) the authorization for NSF long-term information technology research from $1.8 billion to $2.2 billion over the FY 2000-2004 period; 2) the number of large research grants the NSF may award from 20 to 25 in FYs 2000-2001 and from 30 to 35 in FY's 2002-2004; and 3) the authorization for NSF information technology research centers from $220 million to $300 million.
Congress
106
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Feb 15, 2000
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Hall (TX) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H400)
Latest Action Time
14:14:31
Submitted Date
Feb 15, 2000
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 573 — Informed